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Choosing humility over outstanding wealth can be beneficial in the long run. Elementary pupils practice reading comprehension with a short fairy tale about Queen Hulda and her gifts to a poor shepherd, and demonstrate their ability to make inferences with a set of short-answer questions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Pair with a lesson on fairy tales
- Include in a reading assessment when making class placements
- Use in a literacy center or with struggling readers
Classroom Considerations
- Includes only four questions; consider adding more that connect to your curriculum
Pros
- Story uses a wealth of descriptive sensory language
- Encourages readers to make inferences with context clues
Cons
- None